Radar altimeters on Earth-orbiting
probes can detect and count small icebergs even under cloudy skies, providing
warning to ships and invaluable data for scientists monitoring climate change.
UNDER THE RADAR Space-based radar altimeters can spot and track icebergs as small as 1 kilometer across, even under cloudy skies, a new analysis suggests.
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